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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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